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Fiction. Literature. Historical Fiction. HTML:In this compelling new time-slip mystery, a little girl goes missing from her family�??s castle in the Thousand Islands of New York. Eighty-five years later, a journalist teams up with a woman living on Koster Isle to find out what happened to Poppy, once and for all. 1907. On the eve of her fifth birthday, Poppy Pendleton is tucked safely in her bed, listening to her parents entertain New York�??s gilded society in their Thousand Islands castle; the next morning, she is gone, and her father is found dead in his smoking room. 1992. Though Chloe Ridell lives in the shadows of Poppy�??s castle, now in ruins, she has little interest in the mystery that still captivates tourists and locals alike. She is focused on preserving the island she inherited from her grandparents and reviving their vintage candy shop. Until the day a girl named Emma shows up on Chloe�??s doorstep, with few possessions, save a tattered scrapbook that connects her to the Pendleton family. When a reporter arrives at Chloe�??s store, asking questions about her grandfather, Chloe decides to help him dig into a past she�??d thought best left buried. The haunting truth about Poppy, they soon discover, could save Emma�??s life, so Chloe and Logan must work together to investigate exactly what happened long ago on Koster Isle. �??[A] propulsive time-swapping tale. . . . Fans of WWII inspirationals will love this.�?� Publishers Weekly on The Curator�??s Daughter �??Readers will delight in this story that illustrates how the past can change the present.�?� Lisa Wingate, national bestselling author of Before We Were Yours, on Catching the Wind Standalone dual-timeline historical mystery Clean, suspenseful historical fiction, perfect for fans of Susan Meissner or Lisa Wingate Book length: 95,000 words Includes discus… (more)
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A missing child, a found child, years apart, castles with hidden doors, and basically in my back yard. This is the Saint Lawrence river area, and we get a
When we come to the 1990's we meet Chloe and find out how she fits into the mystery of the family, and how she came to live on the Island. We also meet a reporter from the Post-Standard, I've subscribed to this paper, and as he digs deep into the Poppleton family, we are gifted as the secrets, long hidden, being revealed.
This story kept giving right to the end! This is one great read!
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I highly recommend this book to fans of dual-timeline stories and mysteries. I am grateful to have received a complimentary copy from Tyndale House Publishers via NetGalley without obligation. All opinions expressed here are my own.
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